Minneapolis Central Books

The following books are a sample of what is available for access at the Minneapolis Central Library.

For searching on your own, try this:

On the Minneapolis Central website go to Advanced Search (small print found under the right side of the main search bar).
Type in "Pueblo Pottery" (or another keyword) in the box next to Keyword Anywhere.
Scroll down to Available by Location.
Open the drop down menu and select Minneapolis Central.
Press Search

Other keywords you can use for searching would be "Acoma Pottery," "San Ildefonso Pottery," and "Hopi Pottery."

Clicking on the author's name will also bring up more works by that author.

Pueblo Pottery Designs by Kenneth M. Chapman (1875-1968)

Call #: E99.P9C47 1995

ISBN: 9780486284767

Published: 1995

Pueblo Pottery covers the history of Kewa Pottery with a brief history of pottery making and many examples of designs and motifs used by the Kewa.
Note - This book refers to the Kewa by their previous name: Santo Domingo

Fourteen Families in Pueblo Pottery by Rick Dillingham

Call #: E99.P9D54 1994

ISBN: 9780826314987

Published: 1994

Fourteen Families in Pueblo Pottery showcases different families who create pottery. It includes portraits of the potters, color photographs of their work, and a statement by each potter about the work of their family. The tribes covered are Hopi-Tewa, Acoma, Zia, Cochiti, Kewa (Santo Domingo), Santa Clara, and San Ildefonso.

Historic Pottery of the Pueblo Indians, 1600-1880 by Larry Frank and Francis H. Harlow

Call #: E99.P9F69

ISBN: 9780821205860

Published: 1974

Historic Pottery of the Pueblo Indians, 1600-1880 contains 198 historic period pots from major museum and private collections, and includes a full description for each of the illustrated pots.

Talking with the Clay: The Art of Pueblo Pottery by Stephen Trimble.

Call #: E99.P9T75 1993

ISBN: 9780933452187

Published: 1993

Talking with the Clay describes how pottery making is closely connected to the Pueblos' beliefs, their ties to the land, their role in the modern economic world, and their feelings of identity. Containing roughly 75 photographs, the book illustrates all the major pottery types.

Storytellers and Other Figurative Pottery by Douglas Congdon-Martin

Call #: E99.P9 C69 1999

ISBN: 9780764308055

Published: 1999

Storytellers and Other Figurative Pottery details the storyteller style of pottery, which originated from Helen Cordero of Cochiti. This book contains over 400 pieces by nearly 150 artists in full color, and organized by pueblo. In addition to storytellers, nativities and other figurative pottery are represented.

Art of Clay by Lee M. Cohen (Editor)

Call #: E78.S7A7 1993

ISBN: 9780940666191

Published: 1993

Art of Clay contains brief introductions to 20 Southwest Native American Potters, and aims to help the reader identify significant developments within the pueblo pottery history.

Treasures of Time: A Guide to Prehistoric Ceramics of the Southwest by James R. Cunkle, 1951-

Call #: E99.P9C848 1994

ISBN: 9780914846925

Published: 1994

Treasures of Time is a user-friendly guide to the identification and classification of the many types of pottery created by prehistoric peoples of the Southwest. It also includes maps, diagrams, drawings, a glossary, and a bibliography.

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